Improvement in tongs for rolling barrels



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To all whom it may concern y Be itknown that I, MARK`W. INGLE, of Indianapolisfin,` the county of Marion and the State of Indiana, have inventedan Improved Barrel-Tongs; and Ido hereby declare that `the following is afull, ``clear,and` exact description thereof, reference being had `to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference;markedthereon.` y

lhena'tureof the "invention consists in the-arl rangement and. lcombination of 4the device hereinafter described*4 y Said device to be `made of iron orsteel, oriany other y convenient andsuitable `material. To'enable othersskilledinfthe art .to make and use my said invention, I proceed to describe it more par-l `ticularly as follows, viz:

" Figure l of the aecompanyingdrawing is a' view of my said device. A B Gd), and. E F G Hare two levjers` of the shape there represented,lfhstened across each other by a boltandthnmb-sorew at N', similar' to that of aerucibletengs. 21 v u gAt A and rEl are"the handles,repres`ented with `the ratchet, in" detail, bylA and E, and I and K, of Fig- .'ure 3. I K .is a ratchet attached tothelever A B," iu

f At bjan'd b are centers, as shown -in said iig, 1, and

in an axial section by1Figure32.k

f.; By means ofthe ratchet andthe additional holes whichworks a convenient pawl attached tothe leverc MARK W. rNeIzE, "or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

l Lette'rsresent No. 112,415.1: `dated a March 7, '1871` flMPRovEMENT- INTONGSFOR ROLLING BARRELs.

I 4 The ScheduleN `referred to hi these Ire-tten Patent and part of the same.

P and R in the levers, the tongs may be so adjusted asto applyto kegs, barrels, or hogsheads.

To use mysaid device, the barrel is laid np'on itsA side; the centers b b are placed on the opposite-heads of the barrel, so that they will rest as near the center of the head as possible. The `handles A and E are then strainedtogether, and' as they close will press the centers b and b into the heads of the barrel, and thel pawl on the handle E,-,resting inone of the teeth of the ratchet I K, will hold the arms or levers in that position; The operator now grasps the handlesv firmly, and by .pulling or pushingV can4 roll to any desired position.

For rollingI heavy 'hogshcada a horse or mule can be attached, if desired,

By lifting thepawl out of the ratchet, the centers b and b may he easily released from the barrel. What .I claim, and desire to secure by Letters the barrel `Patent, is- Y i The combination and arrangement'of the levers A' A,B o D and n F G H, the maken 1 K, with the pawl on the arm -E F, and the centers b and b, whenv con- 'strueted and used in manner and form substantially as set forth.

In testimonylthat I claim the foregoing as mine I havehereunto set my hand this 2nd day of February, 1871. y

Witnesses: MARK W. IN GLE.

` GEO. H. ZnszGLnn, l

G. F. SHERMAN. 

